S.M. LaDuke, grew up an army brat, never living in one place more than 3 years at a time.She even got to live in Germany for almost a decade. She currently lives in the south with her husband and 2 daughters. She is an elementary teacher by day, and spends her spare time running, writing books, and traveling with her family. Her love of books and passion for getting kids to read sparked her interest in writing her own books. Her best hope is that a child will read one of her books and decide that maybe this reading thing isn't so bad.